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Regrets (the 12th of June, 2013)A Chapter by ErinIn which I share my first reevaluation of a long-held belief. Also, I discuss why regrets can actually be good. |
Sodom and Gomorrah -- What Needs To Be SaidA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesWARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST DEALS WITH GROWN UP ISSUES. SO READ IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I PERSONALLY THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SAID, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSAR.. |
The Church -- Think Universal, Act Particular...A Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesThe Church exists as two concepts: there is The Church, which is the catholic expression of faith and vision " the Church in its entirety.. |
Praying the Lord's Prayer Is Living the Lord's Pra..A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles“And don’t babble on and on when you pray like the foreigners who worship false gods do! They think that something will hear them because .. |
Jesus Was Rich!A Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles“Don’t waste your time saving up and collecting a lot of wealth. On the earth moths devour priceless clothes, rust tarnishes expensive met.. |
Conviction of GodA Poem by AJ TheSnowManFrom a former religious person to another. |
Love -- Why It Is ImportantA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesThe reason why it is so important to love others is that there are a lot of people out there who have never learned how to love themselves -- and they.. |
PainA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesIn Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, the Enterprise crew encounters an emotional Vulcan who has the power to take away peoples' pain. The catch was tha.. |
False Prophets and the Face in the MirrorA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesWatch out for false prophets! They’re hungry wolves disguised as harmless sheep. You’ll be able to tell them from real prophets by the sor.. |
Religion is Not an OpiateA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesI think my point is that religion is not an opiate. We do not use it to deny real life and real pain. Death is real and death is powerful, but so too .. |
Hurting in the Name of JesusA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesAs the time of his death was getting closer, he looked long and hard toward Jerusalem and set off in that direction. He sent messengers ahead of .. |
MATTHEW 25:45A Poem by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesA Christian died in the streets of Boston,He had no home to rest his weary head.Being more like Christ than all the lost onesWho securely dwell in sta.. |
Spiritual Tax-Collectors -- The Sick Leading the S..A Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesAs Jesus left from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting in a tax-collecting office. Jesus said to him, “Be my student!” And Matthew g.. |
ChastityA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesFor Saint Ignatius, chastity is more than simply refraining from sex. The step of embracing chastity coincides with that of abandoning the world and g.. |
Who Is Unclean?A Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCheck it out! While he was still saying these things, a prominent figure about town came to Jesus and fell down on his knees in front of him, saying, .. |
When You Love SomebodyA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesWhen we love someone, those who are important to the person we love become important to us. If we love God, then those who are important to God beco.. |
PrayerA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesThe issue for me is not whether God answers prayer or not; the issue is that we have reduced prayer to being something that requires an answer. .. |
Nobody Comes to the Father Except... or Should It ..A Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesWhen Jesus says "No one comes to the Father except by me" and "I am the way, the truth, and the life," and when it is claimed that through Jesus, all .. |
The Great CommissionA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesThe Great Commission at the end of Matthew's Gospel is not a command to "Go out and make disciples of all nations," it is a statement of being: "Where.. |
Finding Yourself on the Wrong Side of GodA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesIn the Bible, the people who often find themselves on the wrong side of God aren't necessarily BAD people, they just usually resent the fact that God'.. |